City Of Charlotte: Uptown Travel And Safety For Carolina Panthers Home Games ...

Press release from the City of Charlotte:

Scierra Bratton

9/17/2021

The City of Charlotte anticipates an increase of visitors in Uptown throughout the NFL regular season for Carolina Panthers home games at Bank of America Stadium.

Here is the Panthers' home game schedule:

• Sunday, Sept. 12: 1 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 19: 1 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 10: 1 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 17: 1 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 7: 2 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 21: 2 p.m.
• Sunday, Dec. 12: 2 p.m.
• Sunday, Dec. 26: 2 p.m.

Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) officials encourage visitors to consider traffic impacts and plan their trips ahead of time. Residents and visitors traveling in the area are also encouraged to utilize alternative transportation options including walking, biking, ride-sharing and public transit.

Transit officials will monitor crowds and adjust service levels as needed. In compliance with the current Transportation Security Administration mandate, all riders must continue to wear face masks while on board transit services.

Ways to Stay Informed

• Stay connected with CDOT's Getting Around email notifications.
• Subscribe to receive the daily street closure report.
• Subscribe to receive the weekly Street Use and Event Notice.
• Subscribe to
  CATS Rider's Alerts.
• Learn about
  parking and ridesharing near the stadium.

• Subscribe to receive the daily street closure report.
• Subscribe to receive the weekly Street Use and Event Notice.

Safety Tips

• Pedestrians should:
• Wear bright clothing at night.
• Walk facing traffic.
• Remove headphones and remain alert.
• Cross safely when exiting the bus.
• Watch for turning vehicles.
• Take caution in parking lots and around train and light rail tracks.
• Cyclists should:
• Wear bright clothing at night.
• Wear a helmet.
• Ride with traffic.
• Obey all traffic signals and signs.
• Use hand signals.
• Look before entering traffic and changing lanes.
• Motorists should:
• Make sure vehicle lights are on at night.
• Yield to pedestrians.
• Look for pedestrians and cyclists when turning.
• Obey all traffic signals and signs.
• Use turning signals.
• Travel cautiously.

• Wear bright clothing at night.
• Walk facing traffic.
• Remove headphones and remain alert.
• Cross safely when exiting the bus.
• Watch for turning vehicles.
• Take caution in parking lots and around train and light rail tracks.

• Wear bright clothing at night.
• Wear a helmet.
• Ride with traffic.
• Obey all traffic signals and signs.
• Use hand signals.
• Look before entering traffic and changing lanes.

• Make sure vehicle lights are on at night.
• Yield to pedestrians.
• Look for pedestrians and cyclists when turning.
• Obey all traffic signals and signs.
• Use turning signals.
• Travel cautiously.

This press release was produced by the City of Charlotte. The views expressed here are the author’s own.